Where does “書道” come from?

書道 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 書, from Middle Chinese 書.

書道 (Japanese): Japanese calligraphy

Definitions

  1. Japanese calligraphy

Ancestry of “書道”, step by step

書道 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 書

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese書document; letter
2Middle Chinese書—

via Japanese 道

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese道Tao the way of nature, Taoism
2Middle Chinese道way

Words derived from “書道”

Every word from Middle Chinese 書 →Every word from Japanese 書 →